tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post5275126527575989528..comments2023-12-28T13:11:06.666+00:00Comments on Pics and Poems: Or, as the bishop said on The Poetry Bus...Dave Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-4407137015299661282011-01-13T17:56:51.025+00:002011-01-13T17:56:51.025+00:00How well you convey the terror instilled (albeit p...How well you convey the terror instilled (albeit possible in your mind) by those in the church hierarchy! They do have steel-rimmed eyes and beaky noses, don't they!<br />Having been on the wrong end of the glare from a number of displeased nuns, I could well sympathize with this.<br /><br />I don't know whether to direct you here: http://hyggedigter.blogspot.com/2011/01/poetry-bus-bit-of-just-desserts.html<br /><br />or here:<br /><br />http://hyggedigter.blogspot.com/2010/09/magpie-tales-31.htmlKat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-10476891631370126782011-01-11T11:20:53.610+00:002011-01-11T11:20:53.610+00:00120 socks
Funny how different they feel in retrosp...<b>120 socks</b><br />Funny how different they feel in retrospect. Thanks, though.<br /><br /><b>Weaver</b><br />Indeed we do, and frustrating they can be on occasion!<br /><br /><b>Emerging Writer</b><br />Thanks for posting. Great to have your comments.<br /><br /><b>Dick</b><br />What exalted company you do pace me in! (Not that I'm complaining!)<br /><br /><b>Helen</b><br />Er... no, I didn't always know that - come to think of it, I don't know that!! Very kind of you to say so, though. I do agree that it may be as well that I didn't catch the end of his sentence... or did I decide to drop it from my memory? I wonder...<br /><br /><b>Madame DeFarge</b><br />Thank you. Maybe we use them for our art more often - might take the sting out of the frustration!<br /><br /><b>Windsmoke</b><br />Thanks for the comment.<br /><br /><b>Niamh</b><br />... and thought it meant specifically for us when it was for the world in general.<br /><br /><b>Karen</b><br />Lovely comment. Thanks.<br /><br /><b>Totalfeckineejit</b><br />Thanks again.<br /><br /><b>A Cuban in London</b><br />Thanks. I didn't know it was called that, either. We Have to thank Emerging Writer for the info'.<br /><br /><b>Kipling</b><br />A warm welcome to you and sincere thanks for commenting. All such feedback is gratefully received.<br /><br /><b>Kass</b><br />Thanks. I guess that sort of sums up one kind of childhood memory.<br /><br /><b>Derrick</b><br />Perc eptive observation! Thanks.Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-15827305732564658962011-01-11T10:51:42.925+00:002011-01-11T10:51:42.925+00:00Such discomfort on the point of glory, Dave!Such discomfort on the point of glory, Dave!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00861397533660827678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-6550641401510581242011-01-10T21:38:15.362+00:002011-01-10T21:38:15.362+00:00Lighthearted, yet sinister.Lighthearted, yet sinister.Kasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05233330248952156754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-26239497618879632472011-01-10T16:24:07.253+00:002011-01-10T16:24:07.253+00:00That notion, that feeling, of 'Why me' cap...That notion, that feeling, of 'Why me' captured here, I can feel the unease, almost claustrophobic quality in your verse. I am very glad I have found you. <br />"his breakfast" indeed!Kiplinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14420207142240102298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-23150127973762016512011-01-10T14:59:11.396+00:002011-01-10T14:59:11.396+00:00I didn't know it was called 'l'esprit ...I didn't know it was called 'l'esprit d'escalier', so thanks for the free lesson.<br /><br />I loved your poem for the humour and the suspense. That final line was a wonderful mix of mirth and innocence.<br /><br />Greetings from London.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-7905036185436987752011-01-10T14:54:44.031+00:002011-01-10T14:54:44.031+00:00A scary portrait, but a great punchline!A scary portrait, but a great punchline!Totalfeckineejithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05352708391465031655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-21933915888651907142011-01-10T10:58:56.586+00:002011-01-10T10:58:56.586+00:00Once again you put us right there with you. Excell...Once again you put us right there with you. Excellent work!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003379181294550035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-49457911574274252752011-01-10T10:49:41.711+00:002011-01-10T10:49:41.711+00:00Atmospheric piece Dave!
impaled upon that stony s...Atmospheric piece Dave!<br /><br />impaled upon that stony stare<br /><br />we've all been thereNiamh Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06519443787482685320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-14291449861207345652011-01-09T21:53:03.445+00:002011-01-09T21:53:03.445+00:00Very stark and scary. I think we've all been i...Very stark and scary. I think we've all been in that situation.Windsmoke.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12225394580987872677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-36903161699523385142011-01-09T20:06:52.118+00:002011-01-09T20:06:52.118+00:00We have all stood on those stairs at some time or ...We have all stood on those stairs at some time or other. Enjoyable stuff.Madame DeFargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08172239340844485940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-52344500847104574582011-01-09T17:16:25.673+00:002011-01-09T17:16:25.673+00:00I think it's good you didn't hear the end ...I think it's good you didn't hear the end of his sentence .... OR maybe he was going to predict your burgeoning talent....but you always knew you had that, didn't you? WORDS, they have great power.Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619199535376925989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-69566284471243595632011-01-09T16:10:21.690+00:002011-01-09T16:10:21.690+00:00Chilling stuff from your chequered past! A touch h...Chilling stuff from your chequered past! A touch here of Stephen's horrors at the beginning of 'A Portrait of the Artist...'Dickhttp://patteran.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-16591998913279617072011-01-09T13:54:09.932+00:002011-01-09T13:54:09.932+00:00Thanks Dave. what a scary vision you paint.
The li...Thanks Dave. what a scary vision you paint.<br />The links are up on the Poetry Bus post any minute now.Emerging Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06539530495238043923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-60453605319927089562011-01-09T13:28:12.105+00:002011-01-09T13:28:12.105+00:00Oh how lovely Dave - and how apt. I think we all ...Oh how lovely Dave - and how apt. I think we all have these situations when we think of something we could have said, something witty and clever, by which time it is much too late.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508563923634392703.post-72826447251497774532011-01-09T11:15:25.866+00:002011-01-09T11:15:25.866+00:00Oh to be inconspicous that certain moments! Your ...Oh to be inconspicous that certain moments! Your words great even half-way down the steps!Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05912071192179983603noreply@blogger.com